Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-10
SECRET SOCIETIES.
The Mystic Bands that Bring the Sons
Of Men Into Close Fraternal
Relationship.
The Orders in Fort Worth and What They
Are DOiBg-A Favor able Showing
for tho Brolherhoods,
MAsoNIC-sCOTTIsH RITE.

The supreme councils Of the world ar
. thirty-three, and the tbirty-third d gree
the elimination OF all the honors that ca
be conferred. There are two suprem
councils in the United States; toe Su
preme Council Of the Southern JurisdiC
tiOn, whose See is at Charleston, S G..
established in 1901, the Grand Commando
OF which is General Albert Pike, thirty
third degree, Washington, d. c., wht
holds that nigh position for life. He Il
now seventy-siX years of age, of extraor
binary vigor and undimmed intellect
and TO whom the MasOns CT all countries
look TO as the bright star in the east,
The Supreme Council of the Northern
Jurisdiction, whose see is Boston, Mass
is presided over by H. L, Palmer, thirty.
third degree, who holds his Office by cleo
ton. Both rites are in & fOurishing con.
ditiOn. The rite is presided over il
Texas by Inspector General Philip G
Tucker, thirty-third degree, Galveston
and in this city by J. X. Ash0y, thirty
third degree, department inspector-gen-
eral, knight Commander of Court OF
Honor and Grad Cross.
There are several lodges Of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite for the south
| GIN IulISN4CG On VI SLlC OhiLGt - dLCS III
this city. Worth Lodge of Perfection
No. 4, with the following officers: A. G
! MCCiung, V. NJ j. G. Williams, secre-
| tary. Meets every second Saturday night
in each month.
S. w LOm2X Ch8pter-Rnse CrOiX No.
| 8. Officers: S. w. L0msx, w. M; j. G.
Williams, secretary. Meets the third
| Friday night in each month.
| - No
3; Sdnty Martin, preceptor; S. w.
| LomaX, recorder. Di-monthIy meetings.
! Fort Worth COHsistory No. 8, Henry
! Clay Johnson, Master OF Kadosh; Sidney
| Martin, register Meets on the oath OF
January, April, July and October.
Fort Worth CUmmandeTy No. I9.-The
officers are: S. B. H,ggart, E ezra.
Rogers, G.; B. c. Rhome, c. G.; ~. B.
Smith, P } j. Melton,S S. W; A j. Roe,
J. W. +. J. T&tUm, Treas; J. X. Aehby,
Rec; T. B. Nh, phy, S. B.; j. ". Housed,
5. B.; 7. NJ. Heck, W; B. S. Brown, S.
The commandery is in L fourishiug state,
Or eight petitions for orders now be
Ing on hand Quite number of frateTs
VIII visit the annual cOuciave Of the Grand
Commentary at Marshall On the - IA inst.
Regular c0ncl YES of Worth COmmaudeTy
on the third Tuesday Ct each month.
Fort Worth Chapter No. IS, r A. NJ q,
Will meet next Thursday night at its
regular monthly meeting. This body is
doing much work, and have add,d some
en- or twelve to the Royal Craft during
the past year, and win at it's meeting
Thursday night confer the Royal Arch
Degree. This body will act in harmony
with the Blue Lodge in building the third
story on the Masonic temple.
Fort Worth Lodge No. 14S, A. T. & A.
NJ, meets next Saturday n!ghJ in its sec
ond regular meeting for the month OF
April. This lods is doing a good deal Of
work snd adding many CT the best young
men OF the community tc the mystic fra
terDity. They are also, at present, ac-
lively eng ~ged in purging its rolls Of dead
weight, and many of its members will find
them elves in bad rtpUte if they neglect
further the payment Cf their dues A
committee was appointed by this body at
its last meeting to devise means by which
to add third story On their hall, corner
Main AID Second streets. This improve
ment will be made during the summer,
thereby making ample room for home
for all the various Masonic bodies IN the
city.
Tarrant Lodge No. 1905, Knights of
Honor, held their regular meeting Friday
night and received application for two
new members. This order pays $4,000 to
the families of members upon their de-
cease; the initiation fee hss been reduce
to $40, which includes medical exami-
ner's fees; the assessments and dues
amount to 50 so per month, making.it
eminently the poor mans order, and is
Endorsed by our best citizens, among
whom we mention J. Peter Smith, B. B.
Paddock, B. G. Evans, D. L. Malone, J.
B. Lit'lejohn, T. P. Martin, DR.. Burts, A.
NJ Carter and others. E. D. OesCh is the
dictator and will give any information to
those who wish to join.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
This order, only twenty three years old,
now ranks third in point of membership
among the secret orders of the world
There are two lodges in Fort Worth
Queen City Lodge, organized in 1877, and
Red Cross Lodge, organized in 1881, |
They have a combined membership of
about 250. There is also located here a |
section of the Endowment rank, the insur-
ance branch of the order, which furnishes !
members insurance at actual cost. There |
u
semI-miitarV branch Of the order which |
is growing in popularity. There being
now five divisions in the state, it is very
likely that regimental organization will
be completed at San Antonio during the
Grand Lodge session which commences
on April 10. On account of the many at
fractions Of the Alamo City the Knights
will doubtless attend Grand Lodge In
r7-I n 10 n al cfs,,
from Fort Worth are: For Queen City
Lodge, E. c. Schneider, with S. NJ. Fry
alternate; Red Cross Lodge, L. August,
with E. J. Smith as alternate.
10 o. F.
There are two lodges of this great Sc
2ret organization in Fort Worth, Fort
Worth and Union lodges. The first is
the Oldest and has 8 large membership.
Union lodge was organized December %,
1856, with six members, and has now
! membership of thirty-six. The
young lodge is progressing splen-
tidly. Two limitations occurred at
he regular meeting last Tuesday night,
ind two more will be admitted to the
mysteries, st the next meeting. The
officers are: j. S. Carruthers, n. G.; J.
l. Holland, V. g.; G. J. E. kellner,
John Powell, treasurer.
A. o. L. W.
Prominent among the secret benevolent
orders stands the Ancient Order of
United Workmen. There are two
lodges in this city. All the
Texas lodges are for the present in the
same Jurisdiction that Includes Louisiana,
Arkansas and the Indian Territory, but it
s the hope of the order in the state to
oOn secure q seDarate Jurisdiction